WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

29 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 28 April - 30 May 2023 44A 1832 (20 June) Duke of Wellington letter to Thomas Bernard. Wellington informs Bernard that the list for commissions in the Grenadier Guards was very long and he advises him to purchase a commision for his son in another regiment, two pages, signed in the Duke’s hand. 9 by 5in. (22.9 by 12.7cm) Condition: Very good, very legible. Estimate €300-€400 (approx £260-£350) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 44A 45 1836-1848. National Repeal Association presentation collection of membership cards, invitations, and certificates. (38) An album with title page in manuscript “Cards of the Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland And Other Political Institutions formed by [Daniel] O’Connell, Presented to The Honourable Edwin De Leon By T.M. Ray, Formerly Secretary of the Repeal Association Etc., Dublin 1861. Includes membership cards and certificates for The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland (LNRAI) Precursor Society To Precure from the Imperial Parliament Justice for Ireland, The National Association of Ireland To Obtain Full & Prompt Justice or Repeal, National Association of Ireland, Volunteers of 1782 Revived (card and 2 certificates), O’Connell’s Police (manuscript “Worn by Repeal Wardens At Mullaghmast Meeting, 1 October 1843. Produced in Evidence against O’Connell & fellow Travellers Jany 1844”, meeting ticket cards including 1843 Mullaghmast, 1843 Clontarf Banquet, 1844 National Banquet To O’Connell And The Liberated Martyrs, 1845 Levee To O’Connell & Fellow State Prisoners, 1845 The Eighty Two Club Dinner, LNRAI Certificate for appointment of a Repeal Warden. A very valuable and probably unique collection. Condition: Laid down to pages in album, mainly fine. Estimate €4000-€6000 (approx £3,510-£5,260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 45